| Just before 7 this morning, Ladyville Police responded to reports of an armed robbery only 2 blocks away from the Police Station. The owner of Vin Li Shopping Centre was held up at gun point by 2 armed robbers. But the store's surveillance camera picked up their faces- because neither was wearing a mask. Today 7news travelled to Ladyville to get the story.
  Monica Bodden reporting
The armed robbery happened just before 7am this morning. The owner of Vin Li Shopping Center in Ladyville had just opened his shutters for business when a young man described as being under 20 entered his establishment and began lurking around the store.
Minutes after he yelled out for another man who was standing across the street. The man then entered the store with a handgun.
At the time, a customer was inside the store. If you look closely at the surveillance footage, you will see that the 2 men were not wearing any mask.
 
One of them held up the store owner with a gun which was described as being old and rusty. There seemed to have been an exchange of words and shortly after one of the men walked around the counter. The customer - who seemed oblivious to what was happening approached the counter to pay for his item and then left the store.
While behind the counter, the robber bagged up over 500 dollars in cash, while the owner was still held at gun point. With a bag of cash in his hand, the robber almost fell out his slippers, but that didn't slow down either of them from getting away - as he politely walked out the store, the gun man followed right behind.
The men escaped with over 500 dollars in cash. Police are presently reviewing the surveillance camera. So far no one has been detained.
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